So i am pretty much done with trying to keep IT dats now.
I have gone from 6 or 7 down to just one in an effort to get a stable one. The one remaining IT is a lovely 3.5 bar at around 8". He has now been on his own with no other dats for around a month. Other fish are rays, gars, tin foils and ornate bicher. The dat showed no signs of colouring up when i sold on another 2 to make sure he was left alone (when there were 3 in the tank they spent the entire time chasing each other). Now he is by himself and no change. That was until i added 4 wide bar silver dollars around 5" each. Within one hour the IT became stable and patrolled the front of the tank showing off some great colours. But this lasted a day. He is now gone back to black and i never see him.
Anyway, back to my question. Are NGT naturally stable or are they hit and miss like IT?
I see one for sale in the UK but not willing to shell out big money on something that will not colour up.
I have gone from 6 or 7 down to just one in an effort to get a stable one. The one remaining IT is a lovely 3.5 bar at around 8". He has now been on his own with no other dats for around a month. Other fish are rays, gars, tin foils and ornate bicher. The dat showed no signs of colouring up when i sold on another 2 to make sure he was left alone (when there were 3 in the tank they spent the entire time chasing each other). Now he is by himself and no change. That was until i added 4 wide bar silver dollars around 5" each. Within one hour the IT became stable and patrolled the front of the tank showing off some great colours. But this lasted a day. He is now gone back to black and i never see him.
Anyway, back to my question. Are NGT naturally stable or are they hit and miss like IT?
I see one for sale in the UK but not willing to shell out big money on something that will not colour up.
